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Generally it means online, but it depends on the class. Many times in the schedule search for my online classes, it will say OFF-TAMPA or some variation. This means it's a Tampa-based class that's off campus.

Oh! I took that class. Pretty much any online class is. I became a google master on some of the BS classes that didn't matter for my major, but I just needed the credit. To combat this, one of my classes required short answer responses on the questions with elaboration on all the quizzes.

IIRC for this particular class, you pretty much take the class on this website/program. When you complete it, that's 60% of your grade. You bring the completion certificate with you to take the scheduled in-class final on Scantron. You take the final, which is completely cumulative and that accounts for the rest of it.

Edit: I assume some professors teach it different, but that's how mine was done. Van Elswick (sp? that's the general spelling) was my prof. at the time. That was my first online class at USF as well. Most of my classes are online now, let me know if you have any other questions

oh wow! thanks for the info. this fall is my first semester at USF, i'm a transfer from miami. anyways, yeah the prof is Van Elswhatever. is she going to email the class instructions for registering for the website? what is the work like? just answering medical definitions or something? also, what kind of questions are on the final? im assuming a lot of the class is mainly definitions since it is titled "medical/scientific terminology". am i correct in this assumption?

It's pretty much "renal" means kidney and whatnot. The site lists definitions, with explanations on building and breaking down words too. They go by sections and you take a quiz at the end of each. It's very much memorization. Sometimes they just give you a list of 10-15 prefixes/suffixes and their definition.

The final is pretty much the same, giving the definition and picking the word or vice versa. It's pretty impossible to fail the class unless you don't do the online portion or don't turn in the certificate. The online part is work at your own pace, as long as it's done and the certificate is printed in time for the final. The final is in one of the auditoriums in the Public Health building with like 200 other people.

You have to pay for the online course separately, I believe. Think of it like paying for your only book. About a week before class starts up to the day of, they usually put on the syllabus. You're going to be using Canvas instead of Blackboard (USF is gradually switching but the Public Health dept. just made the switch all at once). He's very good at responding to questions and everything is written out in the syllabus/announcements.